GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| imprecation | curse |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| pudding | blood sausage |